langer11089 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I've entered my GPA into the Coursework section, but is there anywhere where CASPA calculates and shows my cum CASPA GPA and my CASPA science GPA? Just curious! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langer11089 Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share Posted June 20, 2012 I've entered my GPA into the Coursework section, but is there anywhere where CASPA calculates and shows my cum CASPA GPA and my CASPA science GPA? Just curious! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardsgirl Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Yep. Once your GPA is calculated you can click on "GPA Calculations" on the right side of the application window and there will be a table that displays your cum GPA and science GPA. Read CASPA Faqs Section for more details. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardsgirl Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Yep. Once your GPA is calculated you can click on "GPA Calculations" on the right side of the application window and there will be a table that displays your cum GPA and science GPA. Read CASPA Faqs Section for more details. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdfife Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 They won't calculate it till you pay and e-submit your app. Once it's verified you'll see your gpa in the gpa calculations section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdfife Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 They won't calculate it till you pay and e-submit your app. Once it's verified you'll see your gpa in the gpa calculations section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tompkbr Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 It's not too hard to calculate it yourself if you want to know before CASPA officially does it. You can set up a simple spreadsheet to add up the earned credit hours and divide by the total possible hours, then multiply by 4 for the total & each grouping. You just need to follow CASPA's methodology (ie, semester hours and only "whole" grades - A not A- or A+). If you want, I could send you the spreadsheet I set up as an example. I was within +/- 0.01 of CASPA's calculation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langer11089 Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 Tompkbr - That would be great! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tompkbr Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 langer11089, do you have an email you want me to sent it to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langer11089 Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 I sent it to you in your inbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tompkbr Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Spreadsheet has been sent. Let me know if you have any questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegro Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 It's not too hard to calculate it yourself if you want to know before CASPA officially does it. You can set up a simple spreadsheet to add up the earned credit hours and divide by the total possible hours, then multiply by 4 for the total & each grouping. You just need to follow CASPA's methodology (ie, semester hours and only "whole" grades - A not A- or A+). If you want, I could send you the spreadsheet I set up as an example. I was within +/- 0.01 of CASPA's calculation. I'm not sure exactly what you're trying to explain here, but it does not sound like how CASPA does GPAs. They don't use whole grades only and I'm not sure what this divide by 4 thing is. The best explanation is here: https://portal.caspaonline.org/applicants2013/faq/gpas.htm under "How does CASPA calculate my GPA" and "How do I calculate my GPA on my own?" Also, there is a thread on this forum where a member developed a program to figure it out which seems to work pretty well for most people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tompkbr Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 What I was trying to briefly explain was that the CASPA calculation is actually very simple to do on your own; essentially, if you took a total of 120 semester hrs on a 4.0 scale, then your max possible quality points would be 480 (120 * 4). Just divide actual, earned quality points by the 480 in this example and multiple by 4 would give you an overall GPA that includes all classes taken, regardless if there were any repeated courses. Just be sure to follow the CASPA methodology (ie, semester hrs, etc.), and its a very simple calculation. Input the data in Excel, and one can use lookups and pivot tables, along with basic formulas, to produce the same charts as shown in CASPA. I was not aware of another program developed by someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegro Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I don't know a lot about Excel forumlas, so that may work. I just know that that is not the actual math CASPA uses to come up with the GPA, which they do publish in the link to their FAQ above. Here's a link to the program: http://www.physicianassistantforum.com/forums/showthread.php/17102-CASPA-GPA-Calculation-Checker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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